Statin use and coronary artery calcification: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials

MN Shahraki, SM Jouabadi, D Bos, BH Stricker… - Current atherosclerosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review This review aimed to determine the association between statin
use and coronary artery calcification (CAC), as detected by computed tomography in the …

CT imaging features of carotid artery plaque vulnerability

A Murgia, M Erta, JS Suri, A Gupta… - Annals of …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Despite steady advances in medical care, cardiovascular disease remains one of the main
causes of death and long-term morbidity worldwide. Up to 30% of strokes are associated …

Coronary plaque characterization in psoriasis reveals high-risk features that improve after treatment in a prospective observational study

JB Lerman, AA Joshi, A Chaturvedi, TM Aberra… - Circulation, 2017 - ahajournals.org
Background: Psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease associated with an accelerated risk
of myocardial infarction, provides an ideal human model to study inflammatory …

Prognostic value of coronary computed tomographic angiography findings in asymptomatic individuals: a 6-year follow-up from the prospective multicentre …

I Cho, SJ Al'Aref, A Berger, B Ó Hartaigh… - European heart …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Aim The long-term prognostic benefit of coronary computed tomographic angiography
(CCTA) findings of coronary artery disease (CAD) in asymptomatic populations is unknown …

Radiation dose reduction with deep-learning image reconstruction for coronary computed tomography angiography

DC Benz, S Ersözlü, FLA Mojon, M Messerli… - European …, 2022 - Springer
Objectives Deep-learning image reconstruction (DLIR) offers unique opportunities for
reducing image noise without degrading image quality or diagnostic accuracy in coronary …

Plaque progression assessed by a novel semi-automated quantitative plaque software on coronary computed tomography angiography between diabetes and non …

R Nakanishi, I Ceponiene, K Osawa, Y Luo… - Atherosclerosis, 2016 - Elsevier
Background and aims We aimed at investigating whether diabetes is associated with
progression in coronary plaque components. Methods We identified 142 study subjects …

Association between oxidation-modified lipoproteins and coronary plaque in psoriasis: an observational cohort study

AV Sorokin, K Kotani, YA Elnabawi, AK Dey… - Circulation …, 2018 - ahajournals.org
Rationale: Psoriasis is a systemic inflammatory skin disease associated with cardiovascular
disease and lipid dysfunction. However, traditional lipid parameters have limited prognostic …

Cardiovascular imaging for ischemic heart disease in women: time for a paradigm shift

PF Rodriguez Lozano, E Rrapo Kaso, JM Bourque… - Cardiovascular …, 2022 - jacc.org
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women. Women have a unique
phenotype of ischemic heart disease with less calcified lesions, more nonobstructive …

Coronary CT angiography: variability of CT scanners and readers in measurement of plaque volume

R Symons, JZ Morris, CO Wu, A Pourmorteza… - Radiology, 2016 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To determine reader and computed tomography (CT) scan variability for
measurement of coronary plaque volume. Materials and Methods This HIPAA-compliant …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular imaging for ischemic heart disease in women: time for a paradigm shift

PFR Lozano, ER Kaso, JM Bourque, M Morsy… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among men and women. Women have a unique
phenotype of ischemic heart disease with less calcified lesions, more nonobstructive …